Brest and Rennes meet at Stade Francis ‑ Le Blé, in a match for the 20th round of Ligue 1. Rennes won at home by (2‑1) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 31 ‑10‑2020. The history of recent head-to-head matches is favorable to the visiting team, which registers 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in the last 7 matches. Despite being a match between 11th and 5th in the table, it is actually a confrontation between the 5th ranked in home games and the 6th away.
Brest:
After 8 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses, the home team is currently in 11th position, with 26 points won. In their last match, they lost in an away match against PSG by (3‑0), after in the previous match having won by (2‑0) at home, in a match against Nice. This is a team that tends to be more competitive at home, since they won 19 points in their stadium, where they scored 19 goals and suffered 14, against only 7 points away, with 11 goals scored and 20 suffered. For the championship, Brest won 19 points out of 27 possible, after 6 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in the last 9 games they played in their stadium.
For this competition, they did not lose any of the last 5 matches in their stadium. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive strength, but its attack has scored regularly, since it has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 7 of the last 9 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 19 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 8 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Stade Brest arrive unmotivated for this match after a 3-0 defeat on the trip to the PSG arena. In this match against Rennes, coach Olivier Dall’Oglio should play 4-4-2 with Irvin Cardona and Romain Faivre being the most offensive referents of the team: the first athlete mentioned is one of Stade Brest’s best scorers with 5 goals . It should be noted that the home club has shown consistency in the offensive sector, having scored an average of 2.11 goals per game in this condition. For this game, the local coach can count on all the players from him.
Rennes :
The visiting team is currently in 5th position, with 33 points won, after 9 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Nantes by (0‑0). In the last match, they tied at home against Olympique Lyonnais, by (2‑2). This is a team little affected by the home factor, since they achieved similar results at home and abroad. For the championship, Rennes won 16 points out of a possible 27, after 4 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss in the last 9 away games. The most frequent final result at half-time in their away league matches was 0‑1 (4 out of 10 matches). In 19 games in this competition, they conceded the first goal 9 times, but got the comeback in 3.
Rennes enters this match with a 2-2 draw, in the reception to Olympique Lyon, thus adding the sixth consecutive match without losing in Ligue 1: the team’s goals were signed by Benjamin Bourigeaud and Clément Grenier. Coach Julien Stéphan must line up a very cautious tactical system, lined up at 4-3-3, with Benjamin Bourigeaud, Jérémy Doku and Martin Terrier the men responsible for tormenting the opposing defensive line. When they play away from home, the visiting team tends to have some defensive solidity: they suffered an average of 0.89 goals per game. For this game, the visiting coach cannot count on Serhou Guirassy, Faitout Maouassa, Flavien Tait and Daniele Rugani, all with physical problems.
PREDICTION: Rennes to win @ 2,14
